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Book arrived today and I managed to read preface/intro before dashing out the door to the dojo....I'd just finished my last book too (Sherman Alexie novel) so I am READY to sit down for a long and tasty read!

Well, Heck.. How can you order a pre-pub copy if you find out about the thing after it's been pub....
Go to the pub?
hic.
Just placed the order. My paypal seems to have worked. Wonder what the visa balance is getting to these days.... OMG!!!
Walter

Hi Ellis,
My book arrived in yesterday's mail.
I'm about 100 pages into it, thanks to a bit less sleep last night and a long bus commute this morning. Thank you so much for this fascinating read! It's like a long drink of cool water - satisfying.

Early standout material:
Ellis' humanization and explication of Takada's character is worth the cover price on it's own.

This August is a season of abundance in aiki publishing. I hope everyone is taking advantage.

Yes. That was something I had not expected. And it made me wonder what Ellis would surmise if taking into account Rob Liberti's recent posts about how his working on aiki has changed his demeanor. Can't recall the exact post or words. Interesting, though, if that kind of thing also contributed to Takeda's personality in the long run.

I arrived home late last night after going to see the Yankees play to a package in the mail containing the book.. Though I planned on sleeping, I opened it up and spent an hour reading parts of the book and began it in earnest on my train ride to Manhattan this am. I really liked Ellis' attitude and thoughts in the How to be O'Sensei in 16 easy steps chapter. I know that reading a lot of the internal threads on this site, Ellis' writings has inspired me to look into Bagua with Tom Bisio and Xing Yi Nei Gong work in the future. As Ellis surmises and as O'Sensei said to Terry Dobson, figure it out yourself. Or as Ben Hogan said about the secret of golf, the answer is in the dirt. I know that is what Tiger Woods would say as well.